Fox--Josef W. [Philosophy and Humanities Faculty]

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101 University: martyr of reason?
Northern Iowan 65:8, p.2
Argues against recent proposal to arm campus police.
102 Faculty challenge 'demure'
Northern Iowan 65:6, p.2
Faculty challenge to university authority has been milder than student challenge, but is increasing.
103 Student discontent mounting
Northern Iowan 65:4, p.2
Examines student challenges to administrative and faculty authority.
104 Challenges to authority
Northern Iowan 65:2, p.2
Examines apparent challenges to many forms of authority.
105 Real causes of student unrest
Northern Iowan 64:57, p.2
Believes that most campus disturbance is a result of young people seeking knowledge; offers measures to forestall revolt.
106 'University plays junior G-man'
Northern Iowan 64:53, p.2
Critical of recent arrest of draft resister.
107 Fox to remain silent
Northern Iowan 64:53, p.2
Professor Fox continues to defend general education in the face of those who support the Bachelor of Technology.
108 On UNI's unprofessional profs
Northern Iowan 64:51, p.2
Professor Fox believes that administrative power and authority lead to unprofessional faculty; he finds the lack of authority to select textbooks particularly odious.
109 'University cannot ignore the immorality enshrined in law'
Northern Iowan 64:49, p.2
Believes that things which are legal may not always be moral.
110 Should honor authentic hero
Northern Iowan 64:47, p.2
Believes Dr. King was great American hero.
111 Schizophrenic university
Northern Iowan 64:46, p.3
Believes that there is inconsistency in the university's attitude toward Dr. King's death and the attempt by CADRE to interview on campus.
112 'CADRE rejection aids publicity'
Northern Iowan 64:45, p.2
Believes university should have allowed draft resistance group to talk with students on campus.
113 'Time to halt faculty sacrifice'
Northern Iowan 64:43, p.2
Professor Fox believes that progress at UNI has been bought with sacrifices in faculty comfort and welfare; dislikes notion of Saturday classes.
114 'Slim chance to stop axe'
Northern Iowan 64:41, p.2
Professor Fox pessimistic that Bachelor of Technology, with its limited general education, can be stopped.
115 Teachers' Union for corn state?
Northern Iowan 64:39, p.2
Professor Fox believes that the time has come for teachers to organize.
116 Urges suspension, pending revision
Northern Iowan 64:37, p.2
Professor Fox outlines his position on the policy on demonstrations; finds problems with presumptions.
117 Cites this week's 'great leap forward'
Northern Iowan 64:36, p.2
Professor Fox dislikes UNI's actions toward Physical Plant union.
118 'So much for general ed.'
Northern Iowan 64:35, p.2
Professor Fox protests recent approval of Bachelor of Technology with its abbreviated general education component.
119 Forced to write on Viet Nam; Obiter Scripta
Northern Iowan 64:33, p.2
Professor believes that the United States should get out of Viet Nam.
120 'B.T. degree for trade-school;' Obiter Scripta
Northern Iowan 64:31, p.2
Professor Fox believes that the proposed Bachelor of Technology, with its abbreviated General Education requirement, is inappropriate for a university.
121 Punishment does not fit crime
Northern Iowan 64:29, p.2
Professor Fox believes students who were suspended for stealing examinations should be compelled to spend more time in college, not less.
122 Now is the time for faculty spadework
College Eye 63:62, p.2
Would like an improvement in the graduate level courses.
123 Would have Eye be newspaper-journal?
College Eye 63:61, p.2
Details reasons why the College Eye should remain a newspaper.
124 Open forum can be powerful check
College Eye 63:60, p.2
Feels letters to the editors are an important part of a newspaper.
125 Fox would give editor much freedom
College Eye 63:59, p.2
Feels the student newspaper editor should be the final authority over the paper except for three specific cases.
126 Fox: Students would be the real losers
College Eye 63:58, p.2
Feels the College Eye should develop itself into a "college community" based newspaper.
127 Fox resigns in protest
College Eye 63:46, p.3
The professor officially ends his column writing until the current editorial policy problems can be rectified.
128 Platform planks in elections 'absurd'
College Eye 63:44, p.2
Considers the current student government to be a pathetic, powerless waste.
129 Fox one of world's worst writers?
College Eye 63:43, p.2
Claims astonishment at the misinterpretation of a previous column.
130 Issue of academic freedom out in open
College Eye 63:41, p.2
Advocates a more solid organization of the faculty.
131 Explains further the need of academic freedom
College Eye 63:39, p.2
Contends that faculty should be allowed total freedom in order to make real discoveries about the world.
132 Would it were so
College Eye 63:39, p.2
Reacts to a previous letter which claimed that the faculty was the 'institution' of the university.
133 Professors need freedom and responsibility
College Eye 63:35, p.2
Chides the editor for attempting to censor the actions of the faculty.
134 Fine art determined by 'unpractical' functions
College Eye 63:33, p.2
Attempts to explain controversy over the price of artistic works.
135 Doubts it
College Eye 63:32, p.2
Questions Mr. Behrens' recitation prowess.
136 'What gives with the Regents?'
College Eye 63:31, p.2
Defends the use of comprehensive undergraduate degree exams.
137 Fox supports comprehensive exams
College Eye 63:29, p.3
Believes that the exams perform a meaningful educational function.
138 Three arguments on teacher strikes
College Eye 63:28, p.2
Defends the right of teachers to strike.
139 Eye should become journal
College Eye 63:26, p.2
Proposes establishing a more legitimate journal of open discussion on campus.
140 Faculty evaluation promises instant dope
College Eye 63:25, p.2
Discusses the possible value of student evaluations of professors.
141 Large classes can be well taught
College Eye 63:21, p.2
Professor Fox outlines procedures for making large classes a good educational experience.
142 Fox replies to Wilson
College Eye 63:20, p.2
Responds to a previous letter by Leland Wilson on the strength of the faculty.
143 Ready for university status in ten years
College Eye 63:19, p.2
One concern Josef Fox has is the proposed increased use of graduate assistants.
144 Freedom has nurtured finest thought
College Eye 63:17, p.2
Comments on the possible censorship of the College Eye by the administration.
145 Eye editor ought to maintain campus focus
College Eye 63:15, p.2
Suggests topics for SCI editorials.
146 Standard work unit no longer standard
College Eye 63:13, p.3
Believes that the Faculty Senate should be in charge of keeping the workload of professors and instructors from getting too big.
147 School has great need for sharp criticism
College Eye 63:11, p.2
Voices opinions about SCI's change from a college to a university.
148 Central Information Office is needed
College Eye 63:9, p.2
Discusses reasons for the communication gap between the college administration and faculty and the students.
149 Dr. Fox feels like weeping
College Eye 63:8, p.2
Expresses unhappiness at the plan to change SCI from a college to a university.
150 College Eye should have censor
College Eye 63:7, p.2
Believes that President Maucker is responsible for censoring the College Eye.
151 Demonstration helps restore waning faith
College Eye 63:5, p.2
Comments on a recent student demonstration.
152 Refusal to learn is baffling attitude
College Eye 63:3, p.2
Discusses the importance of learning.
153 Freshmen responsible for education
College Eye 63:1, p.2
Gives advice to incoming freshman.
154 I ought to look at Dr. Fox's 'Experiment'
College Eye 60:55, p.2
Advocates more efficient use of professors' time.
155 Does skyscraper dorm represent educational wisdom
College Eye 60:51, p.2
Questions the legitimate need for building a 'skyscraper' dormitory.
156 If painting is bad burning is quite proper
College Eye 60:49, p.2
Declares that not all 'art' is worthy of display.
157 Obiter Scripta: Are unlikenesses in portrait intelligently conceived?
College Eye 60:47, p.2
Discusses Lechay's painting and whether or not the unlikenesses to President Maucker represent something.
158 Fox: Book owner has right to burn it
College Eye 60:45, p.2
Josef Fox explains to Ralph Haskell that he suggested that students and faculty purchase the painting before burning it; Josef Fox remarks that whether it is a book or a work of art, if you own it, you may burn it.
159 Obiter Scripta: Portrait is representative of human being
College Eye 60:45, p.2
Gives his own definition of what a portrait should be.
160 Dr. Fox has burning idea
College Eye 60:42, p.3
Suggests that students and faculty should make donations to buy the painting of President Maucker and burn it.
161 Obiter Scripta: Only 'phony' university seen for SCI before 1975
College Eye 60:42, p.2
Suggests that efforts to change SCI to university status are too early.
162 Obiter Scripta: Unclear debate hinders understanding of foreign policy
College Eye 60:38, p.2
Discusses United States policy on "containment" concerning the war in Viet Nam.
163 Obiter Scripta: Must recognize large class problem, end drift policy
College Eye 60:36, p.2
Suggests that the solution to the problem large classes and overcrowding is not to rant and rave about it, but to think about how large classes should be handled better.
164 Obiter Scripta: new scholarship program unwise, sneaked by faculty
College Eye 60:34, p.2
Discusses the new scholarships that are to be based on academic achievement and not necessity.
165 Obiter Scripta: Intensive discussion needed on large class problems
College Eye 60:30, p.3
Insists that a "Great Conversation" must take place on the matter of class sizes.
166 Obiter Scripta: Course-program relationships make college vocational
College Eye 60:29, p.2
Clarifies what he meant in a previous column, by "liberal arts program."
167 Obiter Scripta: Relationship of taught, learned material still mystery
College Eye 60:27, p.2
Describes teaching as a hazard or an adventure.
168 Obiter Scripta: Is liberal arts college vocational school in disguise?
College Eye 60:25, p.2
Claims that students see liberal arts as just another vocational training program instead of a way to develop and liberate the human spirit.
169 Obiter Scripta: Informal contacts good, but must be kept subordinate
College Eye 60:23, p.2
States that he and President Maucker have different views on where to put the new Union because they have different goals in mind.
170 Obiter Scripta: 'Bad-apple' socializing will hamper educational process
College Eye 60:18, p.2
Believes that placing the new Union in the center of the main classroom quadrangle will not help the educational process.
171 Obiter Scripta: Union placement will not integrate academic social life
College Eye 60:16, p.2
Discusses President Maucker's decision to place the new Union in the center of the main classroom quadrangle.
172 Obiter Scripta: 'Great conversation' needed to consider campus planning
College Eye 60:14, p.2
Claims that campus planning is too important of a matter to leave solely to the campus planners.
173 Obiter Scripta: Unconvinced placard wavers weaken national morale
College Eye 60:12, p.2
Supports demonstrations but insists that they must be responsible in order to have any value.
174 Obiter Scripta: Hair cut edicts not fair, none of schools' business
College Eye 60:10, p.2
Claims that people are willing to sacrifice freedom for their own prejudices.
175 Obiter Scripta: Arthur Miller refusal conscience-dictated but irrational
College Eye 60:8, p.2
Discusses Arthur Miller's declining of the President's invitation to attend the official signing of the arts and humanities bill.
176 Obiter Scripta: Beauty for parking convenience: thoroughly bad swap
College Eye 60:6, p.2
Disagrees with destroying what is left of the university's green spots to build tiny parking lots.
177 Obiter Scripta: Going to college, getting education not the same thing
College Eye 60:2, p.2
Claims that students are using college as a kind of resort for social purposes, instead of for education purposes.
178 Fox upset about fast moving scientific development
College Eye 59:39, p.2
Disrupts his humanistic views/truths and fears he will soon be preaching what will then be only superstitions.
179 Present proposals won't solve drop out problem
College Eye 59:37, p.2
High school drop-out has mentally dropped out for years before high school.
180 Congress interested in more than science, big business
College Eye 59:35, p.2
National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities may be created to parallel the National Science Foundation.
181 Writers need practice, must know grammar, rhetoric
College Eye 59:33, p.2
Composition courses are ineffective; must be re-vamped.
182 Fox: new unrest includes constructive demonstrations
College Eye 59:30, p.2
Fox applauds student groups across America for their awareness of national issues.
183 Fox maintains students need more theme writing
College Eye 59:28, p.2
Current practice of ten 400-word themes is not enough to develop students' writing skills.
184 Presents proposal for greater educational efficiency
College Eye 59:26, p.2
Greatest resource is in intelligence and energy of student body; professors should stop assuming that the only place for a student to learn is under teacher direction.
185 SCI losing ground as state financial support lags
College Eye 59:24, p.2
State funds have been decreasing for last ten years; cuts into new classroom and new faculty plans.
186 Iowa presidents construing their jobs too narrowly
College Eye 59:22, p.2
Presidents of the state's universities should work with each other to improve facilities and faculty.
187 Fox strongly opposes giving vote to 18-year-old
College Eye 59:20, p.2
Group of 18 to 21-year-olds, as a whole, is not informed or wise in areas of politics.
188 Voluntary pledge of honor fails to work among cadets
College Eye 59:17, p.2
Cheating in the Air Force Academy comes as a shock.
189 'Filthy' book causes academic freedom controversy
College Eye 59:16, p.2
Baldwin's 'Another Country' has academic merit.
190 Student cannot find individuality in today's colleges
College Eye 59:15, p.2
States do not have enough money to allow college to cater to student individualities; colleges are not the only institutions suppressing individualities today.
191 Sees growing dissatisfaction with current curriculum
College Eye 59:13, p.2
Courses should instill morals, prepare students for specific career.
192 Young instructors often choose too difficult material
College Eye 59:11, p.2
Less-experienced teachers try to challenge students, end up wasting their time.
193 Lessen non-professional tasks, attract better faculty
College Eye 59:9, p.2
Pay faculty to do their job; hire clerks or student assistants for filing, fetching, carrying.
194 Faculty again busy with non-instructional matters
College Eye 59:7, p.2
Examination of Greek housing and deliberation of 'lights out' policy fall outside of faculty's obligations to school.
195 Fox still contends individuals cannot alter history
College Eye 59:5, p.2
Reiterates, in response to Wiesenfeld's article, that just one person cannot produce, change, or eliminate development of US.
196 Fox feels he's less passionate in partisan disputes
College Eye 59:3, p.2
Fox describes his lack of interest in presidential race.
197 Obiter Scripta: many, many steps to Negro freedom and equality
College Eye 58:29, p.2
Informs readers that the road to equal rights for African-Americans will be long and hard; the process does not take place overnight.
198 Obiter Scripta: Fox says recent interest in sex not a revolution
College Eye 58:27, p.2
Claims that the media are overreacting about the morality issue; it's not anything new.
199 Obiter Scripta: Fox sees institute as significant in education scene
College Eye 58:25, p.2
Claims that technical institutes are a necessity; technology is advancing too quickly to find workers who are educated in technology.
200 Obiter Scripta: suggests 'Third Law' rather than 'gimmick' for study
College Eye 58:23, p.2
Suggests that students would like a 'magic formula' that would enable them to pass tests without studying.